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Learn about the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its mission to protect human health and the environment. Discover the history of environmental problems and how the EPA works to enforce regulations, conduct research, provide financial assistance, and promote environmental education. Explore the EPA's regional offices and find out why it is ranked as one of the top federal workplaces.

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Welcome to the Name Email Date

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  1. Welcome to theNameEmailDate

  2. EPA was established in 1970 – a time when rivers caught fire… Rail car accident set the oily Cuyahoga River on fire in 1969 Photo Credit: Cleveland State University Special Collections Dead Fish in Grand Lake, CO 1972 epa.gov

  3. … and cities were hidden under dense clouds of smoke Smokey Skies in Birmingham, 1972, epa.gov Los Angeles Smog, 1972, epa.gov

  4. Before EPA…. • Increase in throw-away packages such as cans, bottles, plastics, & paper and thousands of new man-made chemicals in 1940’s (WW II) • Raw sewage, industrial, and animal wastesdischarged into rivers and lakes • Toxic chemicals dumped in steel containers were often found when the containers rusted, leaking hazardous materials into soil and water • Emissions from factories & cars caused air pollution so bad that in some cities people got sick and some died

  5. People Were Dying from Air Pollution • Donora, PA - 1948 • Air pollution from zinc factories & heaters • Residents kept their lights on during the day • Football team couldn’t see their opponents • 20 people die & over 7,000 are sick • Years later, patches of land with no plants • London • 600 deaths from smog in 1948 • Smog responsible for 4,000 deaths over 4 days in 1952 • New York • Smog kills ~200 in 1953

  6. Denora, Pennsylvania – October 1948

  7. Who is the EPA? EPA’s 17,000+ employees are lead by the Administrator, who is appointed by the President of the U.S. and confirmed by the U.S. Senate Our Mission is “… to protect human health and the natural environment, air, water, and land, upon which life depends.”

  8. EPA leads the nation's environmental science, research, education, & assessment • Develops and enforces regulations • Offers financial assistance, including research grants, graduate fellowships, & programs such as Brownsfields and Safe Drinking Water • Performs environmental research • Sponsors voluntary partnerships and programs • Furthers environmental education • Publishes information

  9. Where are we located? 10 Regional Offices • Headquarters in Washington, DC • 10 Regional Offices • Laboratories • RTP • Cincinnati • Las Vegas • Great Lakes • Atlantic, Pacific, Gulf • EPA RANKED ONE OF THE TOP 10 FEDERAL WORKPLACES FOR 2007!

  10. Occupations at the U.S. EPA

  11. Educational Background

  12. The EPA in North Carolina • One of the largest employers in NC's Research Triangle Park (~2,000 people) • Over 50% of EPA employees have an advanced degree • Longest stretch of solar powered roadway lighting in the U.S. • EPA’s largest building outside of Washington, DC

  13. For more information… • http://www.epa.gov/

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